A large new study reveals how early relationships with parents and friends influence how we relate to those closest to us in adulthood ...

In the follow up, Dugan and her team evaluated the attachment styles and relationship quality of the now-adult participants, ...

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

Understanding how they form and still affect you to this day is key to breaking negative relationship patterns.

WHILE TODAY IS ALL ABOUT LOVE AND CONNECTION, IT’S ALSO THE PERFECT TIME TO REFLECT ON HOW WE RELATE TO THE ONES THAT WE CARE ABOUT. WE’RE JOINED TODAY BY RELATIONSHIP EXPERT. CHARLOTTE MCCULLOUGH.

Recent psychological research has transformed our understanding of human relationships, revealing how early childhood experiences shape our ability to form and maintain meaningful connections ...

Source: Panda Gossips, used with permission. The theory of attachment developed by psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth identified two continuous dimensions of attachment that run from low to ...

Mistreatment and attachment style To clarify the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult attachment style, Widom, Czaja, Kazakowski, and Chauhan (2017) conducted research with 650 adults ...